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Photos: A Taste of New Orleans celebrates 35 years at San Antonio’s Sunken Garden Theater

April 3, 2022 By Heron Staff

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Velma Giles (from left), Taufao Davis and Rhonda Sims dance while listening to a jazz band perform during A Taste of New Orleans, the 35th edition of the Fiesta event, on Saturday evening, April 2, 2022, at Sunken Garden Theater in San Antonio, Texas. Photo by Kaylee Greenlee Beal | Heron contributor Jade Freeman dances to a jazz band performing at A Taste of New Orleans, the 35th edition of the Fiesta event, on Saturday evening, April 2, 2022, at Sunken Garden Theater in San Antonio, Texas. Photo by Kaylee Greenlee Beal | Heron contributor A woman poses for a portrait while waiting in line to reload wristbands used to purchase anything A Taste of New Orleans, the 35th edition of the Fiesta event, on Saturday evening, April 2, 2022, at Sunken Garden Theater in San Antonio, Texas. Photo by Kaylee Greenlee Beal | Heron contributor Jamal Turners flips chicken on a charcoal grill at A Taste of New Orleans, the 35th edition of the Fiesta event, on Saturday evening, April 2, 2022, at Sunken Garden Theater in San Antonio, Texas. Photo by Kaylee Greenlee Beal | Heron contributor Two girls giggle as they’re secured inside a mini ferris wheel cage during A Taste of New Orleans, the 35th edition of the Fiesta event, on Saturday evening, April 2, 2022, at Sunken Garden Theater in San Antonio, Texas. Photo by Kaylee Greenlee Beal | Heron contributor Several people danced and drank while listening to a jazz band perform during A Taste of New Orleans, the 35th edition of the Fiesta event, on Saturday evening, April 2, 2022, at Sunken Garden Theater in San Antonio, Texas. Photo by Kaylee Greenlee Beal | Heron contributor Several people danced and drank while listening to a jazz band perform during A Taste of New Orleans, the 35th edition of the Fiesta event, on Saturday evening, April 2, 2022, at Sunken Garden Theater in San Antonio, Texas. Photo by Kaylee Greenlee Beal | Heron contributor Several people danced and drank while listening to a jazz band perform during A Taste of New Orleans, the 35th edition of the Fiesta event, on Saturday evening, April 2, 2022, at Sunken Garden Theater in San Antonio, Texas. Photo by Kaylee Greenlee Beal | Heron contributor Several people danced and drank while listening to a jazz band perform during A Taste of New Orleans, the 35th edition of the Fiesta event, on Saturday evening, April 2, 2022, at Sunken Garden Theater in San Antonio, Texas. Photo by Kaylee Greenlee Beal | Heron contributor A couple dances while listening to a jazz band perform during A Taste of New Orleans, the 35th edition of the Fiesta event, on Saturday evening, April 2, 2022, at Sunken Garden Theater in San Antonio, Texas. Photo by Kaylee Greenlee Beal | Heron contributor

📸: Kaylee Greenlee Beal | @kgreenleephoto | Heron contributor

Thousands flocked to the Sunken Garden Theater over the weekend for the 35th edition of A Taste of New Orleans. One of Fiesta’s most popular events, A Taste of NOLA offers Cajun and Creole foods from gumbo to red beans and rice to boiled crawfish from area restaurants and vendors, and benefits the San Antonio Zulu Association’s efforts to provide scholarships to graduating high school seniors. On Saturday afternoon, a few thousand braved the naked sun, which traditionally scorches any event held in the concrete bowl that is Sunken Garden Theater during the day, and listened and danced to The Original Pinettes Brass Band, an all-female outfit from New Orleans. Once the sun set, things cooled down for Europa. Other performers throughout the weekend included Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. & the Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band, the Dirty River Jazz Band, and Billy Ray Sheppard. — Heron staff

📸 📹: Visit our Instagram accounts, @sanantonioheron and @downtownsanantonio, for more photos and video.

Kaylee Greenlee Beal is a freelance photojournalist based in San Antonio. She graduated from Baylor University in May 2020 with a major in journalism and minor in political science. Follow her on Twitter at @kayleegreenlee or on Instagram at @kgreenleephoto.

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Filed Under: Events, Fiesta, Photos, Slideshows Tagged With: A Taste of New Orleans, Billy Ray Sheppard, Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. & the Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band, Dirty River Jazz Band, Europa, Fiesta, New Orleans, San Antonio Zulu Association, Sunken Garden Theater, The Original Pinettes Brass Band

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